Receptacle.



W. E. C'LAUSSEN.

RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I8, 1915.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

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APPLICATION FILED MAK-18.1915.

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WALTER E. CLAUSSEN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

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Application led March 18, 1915. Serial No. 15,351.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Belit known that a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county' of Hartford and' State of Connecticut, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottles, the object of the invention being to provide an article of this character which can be easily and inexpensively made and which can be advantageously utilized for receiving and carrying substances of radically-different kinds, either in a liquid, solid or semi-liquid state.

In the drawings accompanying' and forniing part of the present specification I have shown in detail several of the many different forms of embodiment of the invention..

These will be set forth fully in the following description to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. As will be understood I do not restrict myself to such disclosure; I may depart therefrom in material respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said description. -1 4 Referring to said drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section of a partly formed bottle involving the invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the bottle at a further stage in its manufacture, the bottom closure constituting another part of the bottley being omitted fromthis and the preceding view.

Fig. 3`is a view of the bottle with the bottom closure set therein but not secured in place, the upper part of the illustration being in section and the remainder in eleva- Fig. 4 is an elevation of the finished bottle or complete article.

Fig. 5 is a cross section of the bottom closure associated with the bottle of Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 are corresponding views of modified forms of bottom closure, and

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the closure of 1 5. r Figs, 9 to 17 'inclusive are sectional views hereinafter more particularly described.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

Referring frstto Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. The bottle there shown comprises a body as Specification of Letters Patent.

I, WALTER E. CLAUssEN,

Patented Mar.11, 1919.

2 and a bottom as 3 both of ulp. The body 2 can be inexpensively ma e and possesses considerable strength. As shown it is composed of a plurality of layers, for example three, the' outer layer being designated by 4,

-the inner layer by 5 and the'intermediate layer by 6. The inner and outer layers are of a finer grade of stock than the intermediate layer.A The inner and outer layers are comparatively thin as compared withl the intermediate layer 6.- The outer and inner layers when both `are present, may be coated with a waterproofing, ireproofing or other substance, or they `and the intermediate layer may be'so prepared or they may be conditioned. to resist the action of chemicals or to conform to the particular employment of the receptacle, details. I prefer that the body 2 both interiorly and exteriorly be smooth, and this condition can be secured during-the -process of manufacturing the same; 2 is of integral construction, myself in this regard, as already observed, for as intimated, the invention involves a sectional receptacle and wherein the sections are .held together by the compression of the pulp. In ythe construction now bein de"- scribed, which is'the preferred one, the ody is in one piece and the bottom 3 is held in proper operative relationwith the body by the compression of the pulp on `the body, this compression being preferably secured while the pulp composing the body, is in a damp or moist condition and also preferably by heating the body. I might state that after the compression of the pulp body upon the bottom, the body when dried obtains a still further and substantial hold upon the bottom. The strength of the receptacle is yobtained by the intermediate low grade or quality layer 6, the finish being obtained by the inner and outer layers of a better quality of pulp. In this way a rethese being merely ceptacle can be produced having all the appearance and all the advantages of one .made from high grade pulp but which can be produced cheaper than the latter without the sacrifice of strength.

the invention is stronger than one made ofhigh grade pulp which in order to be marketed at aproit must be made comparatively thin. The body 2 can be made after the fashion followed in makingthose of the ordinary kind of pulp. After a layer 5 is As a matter of fact a receptacle constructed in accordance with formed the layer 6 may be deposited upon it,lsubsequent to which the finishing layer 4 will be interposed upon the coarse pulp layer 6.

The receptacle may as shown have a reduced neck 7 which may have an internal seat 8 to receive a paper cap. When So formed the receptacle will be utilized for containing milk or someother liquid. The bottle, of course, may be used for entirely different purposes and a cap other than that referred to may be provided. After the bottle has, been initially formed or while its body is in the condition shown in Fig. 1, said body is compressed throughout its extent except at and around the base, this part being left enlarged as at 9, the enlarged part presenting stock suiiicient to be compressed into or upon the bottom closure 3 which as shown has a circumferential annular groove or channel 10 into which the damp or moistened stock 9 at the bottom of the body 2 can be compressed by the aid of dies or otherwise, the receptacle'when the stock is pressed into the groove 10 being smoothed down so as to obtain the ultimate article shown in Fig. 4. i

In Fig. 6 I have shown a closure 11 having two peripheral circular grooves 12, one of rectangular form in cross section and the other of rounded form in cross section, the thickened pulp being pressed into these grooves to obtain a double interlock between the body and the bottom of the receptacle, each interlock being in the form of a tongue and groove joint. In Fig. 7 the bottom 13 has a circumferential circular bead 14 to be pressed into the pulp of the body as 2. That is to say the pulp of the body will be reduced cross sectionally to nearly its entire extentleaving a circular portion at the bottom in its initial condition and into this bottom and relatively thick portion of the pulp the bead or tongue 14 will be forced.

In Fig. 9 the body of the receptacle is denoted by 15 and it is made like the body described in connection with Fig. 1, there being a thickenedI portion 16 left at the base thereof which is' 'compressed into the annular undercut groove 17 of the bottom 18 fitted in the open'lower end .of said body 15, the flange 19 of said bottom 18 overlying the bottom edgel of said bodyl l. When the two parts are assembled: the exterior of the body will be smoothed down. In'Fig. 9 I have shown vthe ,thickened part 16 in its original condition on the left and on the right lock said body 32 and bottom 31.

pressed into the said groove 17. In Fig. 10 the body 20 receives the dished bottom 2l. The base of the body is left thickened as before, the thickened portion being brought over the outer face of the bottom 21 and pressed and smoothed down upon the same. In Fig. l1 I have shown a bottom 22 of pulp, the marginal portion being left thick or o-f greater cross sectional extent as at 23 than the remainder thereof. This bottom is forced into the body 24 of Fig. 12, the act of whichcauses the thickened portion 23 to be forced within the bottom- 22 as shown at the left in said figure. When the bottom 22 is properly into the body 24, this thickened portion is forced into the groove'25, the annular tongue or bead 26 of the thickened part of the pulp being projected into said groove as shown on the ri ht in said Fig. 12.

In Fig. 13 is shown a. ottom 27 of pulp thickened as at 28. This cap 27 is adapted to fit the body 29 as shown in Fig. 14, the,

bottom edge of the body 29 being thickened as at 30 and the two thickened portions 28 and 30 being compressed together and smoothed down. 'In Fig. l5 I have shown a bottom 31 to lit the body 3 2 of Fig. 16, the body 32 being thickened as at 33. This .cap 31 has a circular circumferential groove 34. The-body 32 and bottom 31 are shown assembled in Fig. 17, the thickened portion 33 of the stock of the body 32 of Fig. 16 being forced into the groove 34 to inteil i s aready noted, it is not essential that the body of the receptacle be of one piece. That I claim is:

1. A bottle comprising a body and a bottom both of pulp, initially distinct from each other, the bottom being secured to the bottom of the body by the compression together of the marginal portions of the two parts while said two parts are in a plastic condition and while the compressedtogether portions thereof are of greater thickness than the adJa'cent portions thereof.

2. A bottle comprisingfa body and a bottom both of pulp, the two parts being cohesively united by compression while the pulp is in a plastic condition.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER E. oLAUssEN.

Witnesses L. L. MARKEL, HEATH SUTHERIAND. 

